Terror bird

Description Here's an illustration I did of the giant phorusrhacid Kelenken guillermoi. I limited myself to a day for this piece, which I find helps me to improve my workflow as I can't get bogged down on little details. Hope youse all enjoy!

Quick Terror Bird Facts: - Lived in what is now South America - Lived during the Middle Miocene Period - Weighed as much as a panda bear - Could run faster than a horse - Couldn't fly - Was carnivorous

“Kelenken guillermoi, the largest of the known Terror Birds. Another commission for @KaproDragon, this time with massive help from Phorusrhacid connoisseur @randompaleonerd”

Terror Bird 😱😱 by atrox1 on DeviantART Phorusrhacids, colloquially known as terror birds, are an extinct clade of large carnivorous…

Phorusrhacos, commonly known as a Terror Bird, was a large, flightless bird from the Pliocene to the Pleistocene. It was the top predator of its region until other predators from North America migrated to South America. Phorusrhacos was a large, carnivorous bird. It possessed a large beak which was hooked at the tip, like a modern eagle. At the top of its head was a small plumage of feathers. This bird, since it was flightless, had only small wings that were unable to lift it into the ai

Artist’s interpretation of a prehistoric terror bird, such Titanis walleri.